Leonardo Inn - лучший отель из 3* на Мёртвом море Leonardo Inn - the best 3* hotel on the Dead Sea

Although the hotel rooms are small, they are quite nice!
The beach at Leonardo Inn 3* is shared with the LeMeridien 5* hotel. Both belong to the same owner - the Fattal network. A path leads to the sea. The beach has a lifeguard booth, umbrellas with chairs, a toilet, showers. The beach is not intended for a long pastime - there are no bars, no sports grounds...
Since SPA procedures, in addition to swimming in the sea and sunbathing in the sun, are the main activity at the Dead Sea, I will tell you more about it.

The Leonardo Inn does not have its own SPA complex. Therefore, you have to use the spa hotel LeMeridien 5 *. You can walk to this huge five-star hotel, but it's not convenient. Previously, it was possible to go straight in a couple of minutes, but now a canal has been dug and you have to go around... It is much more pleasant in an open little car like a large golf cart - quickly and for free! They run constantly. The route is simple - the LeMeridien hotel - the beach - the Leonardo Inn hotel.
Bathrobes are issued at the entrance to the spa. Not free… The use of a bathrobe, regardless of the number of days - 30 shekels (240 rubles). An additional deposit is made - 50 shekels (400 rubles). You need to take the bathrobe with you to the Leonardo Inn, because if you return it, you will have to pay 30 NIS again the next day. At the same time, the bathrobe can be changed to a fresh one even every day - after visiting the SPA or the next day at the entrance. The deposit is returned after the return of the bathrobe.
Slippers, if you do not have your own to walk in the room, you need to buy. The cost is 15 shekels (120 rubles). In the spa itself, it is better to use your rubber slippers - it is very slippery there. After visiting the SPA, it is advisable to rinse the slippers thoroughly, because. after the water of the Dead Sea, they can quickly become unusable... And it would also be nice to take a rubber cap with you to the SPA.
LeMeridien, by the way, is already a crowded hotel, and tourists also come from the Leonardo Inn hotel. Therefore, the Dead Sea water pool and jacuzzi are almost always full. In two showers, to wash off the salt water, it happens that you have to stand in a queue...
There is also a sauna (I never went in, because there were a lot of people there all the time), a separate area for taking hydrogen sulfide baths (for an additional fee), a locker room with tiny lockers, a shower and a toilet. There are a lot of plastic chairs around the pool, there is hot herbal tea and drinking water at the exit.

Considering the fact that there is no cheaper hotel in the resort area of ​ ​ Ein Bokek on the Dead Sea, there is no alternative to economical accommodation. Accommodation in kibbutzim (Ein Gedi, Kalia, etc. ) is suitable only for independent tourists who are ready to rent a car. The option of accommodation in the nearest town to the Dead Sea - Arad - I do not consider at all. This is good only for those who need to breathe mountain air and who are not going to swim in the Dead Sea every day.
For those who are willing to pay 15-20-25% more than the cost of staying at the Leonardo Inn, there are alternative options in other hotels. In any case, the choice is up to the tourist - everyone decides what suits him and whether he is ready to pay for it!